Screw-cutting lathe.



' F. V. REEDEN.

. SCREW CUTTING LATHE. APPucATmN FILED Aue.29. 191s.

19M 69%@ Patented Feb.,13,1917.

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feeder@ y F. V. BREEDEN. SCREW CUTTING LATHE. APPLICATI'O'N man Aggie. 191e.

Patented Feb. 13, 1917.

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FRANCIS VERNON BRENNEN,` or BIRMINGHAM. ENGLAND.

SCREW-Oumma narran.

Specieation of 'Letters Patent. Y

" rateatea rei. as, tera Application led ugust 29, 1.916. Serial 13o. 117,476.

have invented certain new and useful Im-v provements in Screw-Cutting Lathes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention consists of the improve'v ments hereinafter described in or relating-to screw'lcutting lathes, and has particular ref-v erence to the screw-cutting tools of the said lathes; the said invention having for its object to provide new or improved cutting mechanism by the use of which the reversing of the traverse of the slide rest and the adjustment of the cutting tool from. timecto time during the cutting operation for edeeting the deepening of the cut are obviated, and a very accurate, complete and expeditious cutting of the thread is effected by a single traverse of the slide rest carrying the improved cutting mechanism.

ln carrying the said invention'into effect, I employ a series of cutting tools mounted on a rotatable and preferably cylindrical tool holder or carrier, so as to project radially therefrom, the said tool `holder or carrier constituting part of a traversing slide rest and being capable of receiving an intermittent partial rotation for the purpose of 1 bringing each of the cutters carried thereby successively into operation.

The said 'cutters are spaced apart both longitudinally and angularly on the holder or carrier, the longitudinal distance between the adjacent or presented sides of each cutter being slightly greater than the length of the thread to be cut 0n the article under operation, and the angular distance between each succeeding cutter being of any desired or convenient dimension within the limits determined by the number of cutters to be employed and by thediameter of the cutter holder or carrier on which they are mounted. The acting orcutting points of each suc ceeding cutter are at a slightly greater distance from the axis of the holder or carrier than the one which precedes it, so that each cutter, when operating, effects a deeper cut than the one immediately preceding it.

Arranged behind the cutter holder or carrier is a stop or support, preferably adj ust-ably mounted on the bed of the lathe, on which stop or support the irst and each succeeding cutter rests during the cutting operation, and the intermittent partial rotation of the cutter holder takes place as each cutter passes by the traversing motion of the slide rest; and after effecting its cutting operation from off the stop or support, the nextv succeeding cutter being thereby brought on to the stop or support and into operation.

yThe-intermittent partialV rotation of the cutter holder or carrier is automatic, and may be eii'ected by a band, rope or cable passing around a groove or grooves in the holder and having one end fixed thereto, its other or free end carrying a Weight, but I do not limit myself to any particular means for effecting the automatic rotation of the cutter.

i Iwill further describe my invention in connection with the accompanying drawings.

Figure l represents in rear elevation a portion of a screw cutting lathe to which my improvements are applied.

Fig. 2 is a plan of the same, and Fig. 3 is a cross section taken on the dotted line 3-3 Fig. 2.

Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views hereinafter particularly described.

The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in thescveral figures of the drawings.

a is the rotatable tool holder, the cutting tools b1, 62,v b3, b4, 7), bs, 57 carried by the said holder' (L being mounted in radial slots in the said holder and fixed by the screw pins c (or otherwise) as is best seen in Fig. 5 which shows a portion of the arrangement in cross section. The number of cutting tools may be varied to suit any requirement. The series of cutting tools b1 to 727 are spaced apart in the tool holder a both longitudinally and angularly as will be well understood by reference to the several figures of the drawings. l

rlhe spindle of the rotatable tool holder a is mounted on and carried by the slide rest e d of the lathe, and the said spindle is capais of sucha length that it' terminates at the carrier theseries of cutter'carriersabeing rotatingsagidyholder Whentheactive tool yis naiaoeo tool holder ;l a series of tools carried thereby other or free end of the rope or cable.'-

and spaced apart both -Alonfgitndinally and 65 An adjustable tool rest or support supTk 1 angularly, lthe distance between successive ports the cutting tool which, for-'the'time tools being approximately equal to the being, is in actionand the tool support L lengtlro the thread to be cut; and operating means forsaid holder. point Where the screW cutting actionn them, 2. In la. screw-cutting lathe, a rotatable cylindrical body or article 7s under operation tool holder; a traveling slide rest Whereon is to tiniah. l iThetoolbl' is carried alollgfthe. tithe holder is mountadna seriesof teolsycari- .u suPpQl't lby the motion of the:slide,rest-d Aried by said-aholder and spaced'apart-both Which-isefctedin the Al'isual-WayyandrWhe/ni@ longitudinally. and angularlyna supportator *i thefrstoobb (seenain actioniin the:planifatheetoolin actionsandautomaticmeansfforft view, Fig.. 3,) has. passed-oifthe=support1,, partiallywrota-tingsaid=lholder-when theiac-n" as is seen in ,the plan view, Fig. 4, thetoolnrtive ,tool isf carriedbeyond-asaid support-by holder` la, ispartially rotated under 'the acthe travelwof said,;|sl-ideirest,-.`sn as to brings: tion-.of thegyveight it, and the second tooltb? the:nextrtcroliinto: positionaforfeperation. is thereby broughtinto positiondor-starting m 3. In a, scretvscuttinglatheya, rotatablei a second anddeeper .cuttingationion thetool holdergna series oftoolsmarried thereby 'body or article/bunder operation,as,isfrepf. and '.-spacedffapartaboth-ilongitndinally and being attached to or suspended from the resenteddn the.said,plan:view,l`ig; i: Thisi .angularlvyftheA ,distance fbetween successive 1* 1 action :is repeated until the yWhole ofv thecut- -Ltoolsfubelngn-'apprpximatelyf equa'lfA to -theting @tools have, -by the, singletraverse of lengftlno thethrcadwto be cutgand the'cut-t the slide rest, been brought successively into tingxpoint .of each .tool beingl aft al slightly 'f' operation the; screw cut. being fgradually greaterl .distance from thea-XIS of the holder:

deepened by eachsucceeding operation. a. thanthatofitheimmediately-preceding toolp4 The upper surface of the rest or support y and .operati-ngmeans-or 'said holder.

on which ythe .tools bear Whenfin. actiommay 4. In a screwrcutting lathe,\a. rotatable be made slightly .yielding by theprovisionmtool holder-ta traveling: slide nest.whereon.. f

of a buffer or spring thereontheholder is mounted ya series et tools'car To insure the several cuttingtools coming ried by said holder :and spaced apartfboth properly into action, I preferto form-Fthe longitudinally-and. angularly, :the distance said cutting tools from pieces of barfvlinetal 4between successive tools-being appresi a5 whichL` are placed-in therespective holes in matelyiequal to the.length of the thread -to v the tool holder which they' are .to occupy .be cut;-;a supper-ttor the tool -in action.; and.- When inl use7 all projecting to the `Same exautomatic meansfor partiallyI rotating-said. i,- tent, and the partial screw threads are holder When vthe `active ,tool is carried be formed on the said pieces of bar` metaliby yondfsaidsuppdrt-.by the travel ofsaidfslideieo bringingthem successively against a hob rest,.so.as tobringthe neXttool into position vor master die. Thescrevv cutting tools have for operation ing been thus adjustedit is only necessary 5. In a screw-cutting lathe,` 'a rotatable subsequently to adjust the tools radially for toot-holder;` la traveling slideirest Whereon i the-purposeof determining the depth vof the holder ismountedga seriesof tools fear-...infn ried by said-liolderzandspaced apart-:both

cut to be eiiected by each tool.

I wish it to be understood that Ido not longitudinally and.- angnlarly, the distancew limitxnyself .to the precise construction and between...successive-= tools. beingeapproniarrangement of parts herein-before demately ,equal y-to the .length ioit thethreadto- I scribed and illustrated, as the same Way may be out, and the cutting point .of each .tool be varied Within. the-scope of the appended .i being ata slightlyagreaten.distance.from-the claims Without. departing. from my invem :axis-otthe-holderthanthat of theimrnedition; for example, each cutter maybe mount-l ately-preeeding toolgva support for fthe tool-f fed on a separate `short cylinder, ory disk-like in action tand. automatic means-for partially.;l

mounted on the spindle. f so as to rotate married beyond. said -.support.by the-travela'-, therewith when .the same is turned.auto. of said sliderestpso as to bring thenextetool matically for ,bringing the-several .cuttersintoposition .for operation. successively into 4*()Pel'ajt'in Op is turned Il) Whe'f.-lltVlBiheI'elllObStbl backward -by the handle. fm. for resetting. ...inyhanduin presencefot two subscribing withv hetool carier when .thelsliderest d has ..nesses. el;

een broug t into its intia osition, .il y i l Having described. my impention WhatI FRANCES VERNN BREEDEN' claimas new and desiretosecure by Letters: Witnesses.

ARTHUR.. el. Ilownnn,

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